World Health Organization officials are concerned about new coronavirus cases confirmed in France and the UK that were transmitted without any travel history to China.
World Health Organization officials are concerned about new coronavirus cases confirmed in France on Sunday and the UK on Monday that were transmitted without any travel history to China.
"The detection of this small number of cases could be the spark that becomes a bigger fire, but for now it's only a spark," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday during a press conference at the organization's headquarters in Geneva. The coronavirus pneumonia produces mild cold symptoms in about 80% of patients, Dr. Sylvie Briand, head of WHO's Global Infectious Hazard Preparedness division, told reporters on Monday. About 15% of the people who contract the virus have ended up with pneumonia with 3% to 5% of all patients needing intensive care, she said.such as masks, gloves, gowns and diagnostic tests around the world.
The agency is also preparing to ship an additional 150,000 diagnostic tests after sending out 250,000 last week, he said.
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